Recognised as Colour
#254B41
- #254B41
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#254B41 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 75, 65 and HSL 164°, 34%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#254B41#254B41
HEX#254B41
RGBrgb(37, 75, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2941, 0.2549
RGB percentages14.5%, 29.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(164.2, 33.9%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 50.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK50.7%, 0%, 13.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,444,097
CSS custom property--colour: #254B41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#DAB4BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B252F
Analogous#254B2E, #25424B
Triadic#41254B, #4B4125
Split complementary#4B2542, #4B2E25
Tetradic#2E254B, #4B252F, #424B25
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G75
B65
Red37 (14.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)33.93%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 4B · B 41
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